Meredith
@meredithinco.bsky.social
Energy & Climate policy crafter, SCTY/the other one alum, fixed housing for a bit with Zillow policy, now making it happen with Generac. Sometimes airports, usually Colorado.
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Service Journalism - News you can use.
The Big Bad Bill ends Federal tax credits for residential rooftop solar but if you install it by December 31, 2025 you can still get the 30% rebate for the project cost!
The Big Bad Bill ends Federal tax credits for residential rooftop solar but if you install it by December 31, 2025 you can still get the 30% rebate for the project cost!
July 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Service Journalism - News you can use.
The Big Bad Bill ends Federal tax credits for residential rooftop solar but if you install it by December 31, 2025 you can still get the 30% rebate for the project cost!
The Big Bad Bill ends Federal tax credits for residential rooftop solar but if you install it by December 31, 2025 you can still get the 30% rebate for the project cost!
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July 3, 2025
July 3, 2025
And on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
July 3, 2025
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Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will slaughter America's clean energy industry. It's so goddamned frustrating that you might be tempted to look away.
But surrendering to despair is not the answer. I've got details on the bill, and ideas for what comes next: www.latimes.com/environment/...
But surrendering to despair is not the answer. I've got details on the bill, and ideas for what comes next: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: Republican budget bill would slaughter America's cleanest, cheapest energy
It's hard to find reasons for optimism. But we're not doomed.
www.latimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will slaughter America's clean energy industry. It's so goddamned frustrating that you might be tempted to look away.
But surrendering to despair is not the answer. I've got details on the bill, and ideas for what comes next: www.latimes.com/environment/...
But surrendering to despair is not the answer. I've got details on the bill, and ideas for what comes next: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
www.theatlantic.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Today would mark Denver's 6th-earliest 100°+ on record.
We've noticed a huge jump in 100° days in June in Denver in the last ~30 years.
June 100° days in Denver 1872-1989: 1
June 100° days in Denver 1990-2024: 21
Part DIA switch, mostly climate change.
#COwx
We've noticed a huge jump in 100° days in June in Denver in the last ~30 years.
June 100° days in Denver 1872-1989: 1
June 100° days in Denver 1990-2024: 21
Part DIA switch, mostly climate change.
#COwx
June 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today would mark Denver's 6th-earliest 100°+ on record.
We've noticed a huge jump in 100° days in June in Denver in the last ~30 years.
June 100° days in Denver 1872-1989: 1
June 100° days in Denver 1990-2024: 21
Part DIA switch, mostly climate change.
#COwx
We've noticed a huge jump in 100° days in June in Denver in the last ~30 years.
June 100° days in Denver 1872-1989: 1
June 100° days in Denver 1990-2024: 21
Part DIA switch, mostly climate change.
#COwx
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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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Keep in mind public land is land owned BY YOU, the taxpayer. Republicans want to sell it off so they can pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
wilderness.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Keep in mind public land is land owned BY YOU, the taxpayer. Republicans want to sell it off so they can pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.
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Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller
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Just so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?
Young women are now consistently earning more than their male counterparts for the first time, according to a report that warns of a social “crisis” gripping young men
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay
www.thetimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?
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If you’re a former or current Forest Service employee based in #Colorado and willing to talk about the work you were doing and the recent firings, I can be reached via signal: ckim.12
Thanks.
Thanks.
February 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
If you’re a former or current Forest Service employee based in #Colorado and willing to talk about the work you were doing and the recent firings, I can be reached via signal: ckim.12
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Some headlines from the last few months.
Seems like a good time for a reminder that Fervo Energy is hiring. Lots of open positions can be found here. fervoenergy.com/careers/
Seems like a good time for a reminder that Fervo Energy is hiring. Lots of open positions can be found here. fervoenergy.com/careers/
February 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Some headlines from the last few months.
Seems like a good time for a reminder that Fervo Energy is hiring. Lots of open positions can be found here. fervoenergy.com/careers/
Seems like a good time for a reminder that Fervo Energy is hiring. Lots of open positions can be found here. fervoenergy.com/careers/
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Today, we at Google have a new product: what if you could could ask an app a question? Oh, we do that already? Well, what if we were a little bit worse at it? What if we also sometimes gave you egregiously wrong information? And what if it cost a billion dollars? Still not interested? It's mandatory
February 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Today, we at Google have a new product: what if you could could ask an app a question? Oh, we do that already? Well, what if we were a little bit worse at it? What if we also sometimes gave you egregiously wrong information? And what if it cost a billion dollars? Still not interested? It's mandatory
Anyone else pulling up the Proj2025 blueprint they told us they were using last summer before disavowing it to see what we're looking forward to over the next while?
January 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Anyone else pulling up the Proj2025 blueprint they told us they were using last summer before disavowing it to see what we're looking forward to over the next while?
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A lot of people are quite worried about the White House order freezing federal funding and loans. We talked to a lot of them -- and hear from GOP Rep. Gabe Evans who, basically says, just be cool until Feb. 10. #education #healthcare #highered #research coloradosun.com/2025/01/28/c...
Trump’s plan to freeze federal spending causes widespread chaos, confusion in Colorado
A federal judge temporarily halted the order. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser called the order “reckless and unprecedented.” The federal Medicaid payment portal is now back online, state officia...
coloradosun.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A lot of people are quite worried about the White House order freezing federal funding and loans. We talked to a lot of them -- and hear from GOP Rep. Gabe Evans who, basically says, just be cool until Feb. 10. #education #healthcare #highered #research coloradosun.com/2025/01/28/c...
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Mark Ellis worked at Sempra for 15 years, was Chief of Corporate Strategy.
Now he's saying that:
- Wall Street-owned utilities wildly over-profit.
- It costs Americans $50bn/year.
- They use junk math to justify it.
- Regulators let them do it.
www.economicliberties.us/our-work/rat...
Now he's saying that:
- Wall Street-owned utilities wildly over-profit.
- It costs Americans $50bn/year.
- They use junk math to justify it.
- Regulators let them do it.
www.economicliberties.us/our-work/rat...
Rate of Return Equals Cost of Capital: A Simple, Fair Formula to Stop Investor-Owned Utilities From Overcharging the Public - American Economic Liberties Project
A new paper shedding light on how investor-owned utilities overcharge ratepayers through excessive rates of return, and offering concrete recommendations to ensure rates are fair and aligned with the ...
www.economicliberties.us
January 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Mark Ellis worked at Sempra for 15 years, was Chief of Corporate Strategy.
Now he's saying that:
- Wall Street-owned utilities wildly over-profit.
- It costs Americans $50bn/year.
- They use junk math to justify it.
- Regulators let them do it.
www.economicliberties.us/our-work/rat...
Now he's saying that:
- Wall Street-owned utilities wildly over-profit.
- It costs Americans $50bn/year.
- They use junk math to justify it.
- Regulators let them do it.
www.economicliberties.us/our-work/rat...
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November 21, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Posting fingers a bit rusty - how do we do this, again?
November 13, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Posting fingers a bit rusty - how do we do this, again?